Our fourth retreat back at beautiful Valle de Vida, we’re so happy to be working with much loved teacher and Chaya resident, Aquila Rose. This special retreat will focus on cleansing and balancing you on every level. With an asana practice, alkaline menu and wellbeing food workshops all especially designed to support you in detoxifying, relaxing and toning from the inside out. And meaning you will leave informed, enlightened, stretched cleansed and toned – ready for summer and the rest of your year.

YOGAWe have designed an incredibly balancing and cleansing week of practice led by much-loved teacher Aquila Rose, where guests will focus on a 2 hour dynamic flow in the morning and a 1.5 hour yin style restorative session in the evening. There will also be pranayama (yogic breathing techniques), meditation and yoga nidras.

AQUILAAquila has been practising since 1997 when taken to Varanasi, India by her parents where she studied yoga alongside them from the age of 8. Throughout her teens it became a way to keep sane through the turmoils of growing into herself and understanding the world around her. After being rejected from her first YTT aged 19 she went back to the drawing board and explored the strange world of the London yoga scene. Finally completing her qualification in Ashtanga Vinysasa over three years ago she began to teach at Stretch in East London and travel across the country and internationally to teach retreats and workshops. She has taken additional training primarily with Stewart Gilchrist and Amanda Denton and also with Ana Forrest, Manju Jois and Paul Harvey. Now she splits her time between heading up a yoga studio in Dorset, Yogaspace and workshops at Stretch in London.

She teaches with compassion, humour and pure dedication to the tradition and where new research and learning is taking us.

LOCATION: VALLE DE VIDAThe yoga shala at Valle De Vida is really nothing short of epic, with cool breezy panoramic views across the Spanish hillsides.Varied accommodation options comprise of choice of beautifully appointed tipis, ‘me-pods’ and a traditional Spanish finca. The valley is secluded and d entirely private, with a pool, a sauna and steam room and also a hillside hot tub for starry night bathing. The open-air dining area, surrounded by bourgainvilla which looks out to the valley, creates the perfect communal space for eating, relaxing and workshops. This really is an awe-inspiringly magical place.

FOOD: ALKALINE, WHY?Our week’s menu will focus on alkaline-forming therapeutic ingredients, to support total cleansing and wellbeing. Alkaline-forming foods are essentially the easiest for our bodies to digest and to take the maximum amount of nutrition from. If our diet is over-burdened with acid-forming foods such as red meat, caffeine, dairy and wheat, our body’s are required to work extra hard in order to re-balance the natural acid-alkaline balance. To do this, it uses minerals and nutrients stored in bones and tissues, meaning over time we can become depleted and prone to illness.

Chaya founder Lucy Hill, is a wellbeing food coach and teacher and has been a student of nutrition for a number of years. Alongside running retreats, she teaches workshops and private groups, with a focus on how to feel great through what we eat - and how easy it can be. She will bring her knowledge, passion and understanding of wellbeing food to the retreat; ensuring a completely balanced and nourishing, not to mention tasty menu. Guests also have the opportunity to take part in a 2 hour wellbeing food workshop, covering some of Lucy's favourite tips and recipes.

The week's menus will refer to the pillars of a therapeutic diet, to best support you during retreat. With daily juices and homemade vegan mylks, two nourishing and delicious 50% raw buffet style meals per day, raw snacks and unlimited fruits and herbal teas... Prepared by highly experience chef and Lucy, our entire programme will leave you feeling clearer, lighter and brighter on every level.

THERAPIES & ACTIVITIESValle De Vida's practitioners are world-class, alongside Robi's incredible osteopathy, which really does take the retreat experience to another level, there are a wonderful range of healing treatments in which you can indulge. Do drop us a line if you have any specific conditions you would like to discuss.

Let the light in! Join us for seven days of balancing & cleansing in the Spanish sunshine, with Steffy White Yoga and Chaya's Lucy Hill, on the magical island of Ibiza.

YOGAFresh off the back of her Nourish retreat in India with Chaya, we’re so happy to work with the beautiful teaching of Steffy White again, as she leads her first Ibizan retreat. Twice daily yoga, dynamic in the morning and yin in the evening, alongside breath practice (pranayama) and meditation, this retreat will cleanse and lighten body, mind and soul.

FOODChaya’s Lucy Hill, will curate and prepare delicious, nutritious 50% raw menus. Drawing from naturopathic principles, expect fresh organic juices and mylks, superfood raw snacks and high vibration meals, which will leave you feeling light and bright. Lucy will also teach a wellbeing food workshop, enabling guests to leave armed with inspiring, easy tips to integrate the retreat experience in to their daily lives.

LOCATION | SAMSKARAIn the north of the island, nestled on the side of a mountain overlooking the valley of Sant Vincente lies Samskara; a the beautiful old Ibizan finca. Samskara is surrounded by nature and lush greenery and is overlooked by the Tannit caves, a shrine to the Ibizan goddess of love. Dip in the emerald green pool, lounge amongst the trees in the many day beds, or swim in Ibiza’s healing sea, just a walk away.

Aligning with the change of seasons, our Equinox Cleanse will create the perfect space for you to clear anything not serving you; physically, emotionally and spiritually. The time of equinox provides the best time to cleanse and detoxify - meaning you can enjoy clearer skin, better digestion, improved moods, weight loss and greater energy levels.

In a beautiful, entirely private villa in the north of the magical isle of Ibiza, this promises to be a very special week... Our first Chaya retreat in Ibiza. We're so pleased to be working with the beautiful teaching of Ibiza-based Leanna Buchanan, who will lead a strengthening and expansive twice-daily yoga practice. Guests can expect 50% raw, nutritionally balanced, alkaline menus; alongside wellbeing food workshops with Chaya's Lucy Hill, to educate and inspire, plus a deeply healing therapeutic massage via the hands of the incredible Judit Yague.

All designed to gently clear the way on every level, for a lighter, brighter you.

LOCATIONIbiza has for many years been known for it's healing and transformational energy. The north of this special island, both tranquil and natural, is the perfect place for a cleansing Chaya retreat. Just 10 minutes from the beach, our zen and peaceful, entirely private finca will host up to 12 guests. Lounge by the pool, relax under the lemon trees, or hike in the hills whilst absorbing the incredible energy of Ibiza.

Leanna's down-to-earth and light-hearted, loving approach to teaching is perfectly suited to our Equinox Cleanse retreat, enabling you to feel leaner, brighter, more open and totally connected from a cellular level.

MENUSUsing the bountiful abundance of local fruit and vegetables Ibiza has to offer, Chaya founder, wellbeing food coach and teacher Lucy Hill, will prepare delicious, organic 50% raw, plant-based meals. Full of tasty super foods designed to cleanse and lighten you mentally and physically, whilst energising and brightening you from the inside out.

Homemade nut and seed mylks, cold pressed juices, superfood smoothies and raw chocolate are a standard on all Chaya retreats. Being super-foodie's at heart, we ensure there's absolutely never any compromise on any aspect of the eating experience. We look forward to surprising and delighting you in just how good truly healthy food can taste and feel.

WELLBEING RAW FOOD WORKSHOP | LUCY HILLLucy will be hosting a 2-hour workshop during the week covering ‘Raw Food for Wellbeing’. The workshop will discuss what wellbeing eating is, giving you the downlow on 'Raw Foodism'. We'll look at some simple ways to upgrade the way you eat for better health; with a focus on simple ways to create delicious, energising raw meals and snacks. All meaning you feel inspired and in the know about how to feel good through what you eat.

THERAPY | JUDIT YAGUE ALTERNATIVE HEALINGChaya resident masseuse and healer, Judit Yague is a very special addition to any retreat. Spanish born Judit has been practicing the healing arts for nearly 20 years. Drawing from her many trainings across massage therapy, holistic practices and yoga teacher trainings, her uniquely intuitive practice is profound. To further assist your relaxation, rest and cleanse, a one hour treatment is included in the price of the retreat - with option to extend or book further treatments upon arrival.